Steamer and cooker.



R. R. JENSEN. STEAMER AND COOKER.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

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in which means are provided for. cooking and ain while in transit from the steaming the v bins to ,the m ore of the mill, and in its-generic nature the invention comprises a chute or runway between the bins and the rolls .15wherein means are (provided to cause the grain to .turn over an over in its travel from I. the bins to the rolls, and means which act on the grain while so agitated to steam and cook the same. More specifically my invention embodies thoscnovel details of construction, combination arra ement of arts all of which be'first fu y describe and then specificallypoin'ted out in the appended claims and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in

w i hfi i Figure 1, is'a erspective view of my inventlonshowing t e manner of its use. Fi 2, is a'- lan view thereof. Fig. 3, is a centrai,

vertica longitudinal section on the line 33 of 4, is a section on the line 4-4 of F 3. Fig. 5, is ahorizontal section on the hue 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6, is a detail iperspective view of the steam ipes removed om the chute. Fig. 7, is a orizontal sectlo'n on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3, showing the shde gate which regulates the flow of gram.

. Refe now to the accom anying draw s m WhlCh like letters and-numerals of I 40 re erence indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 des' ates the bin and 2 the rolls between whic and the bin my invention is'lo- .cated. v

My improved cooker comprises, a chute or 15 runway 3 into which the grain from the bin l'p'asses, and from which the grain ispassed to the rolls 2 through a slide valve'or gate 4 located adjacent to the rolls or lower end of the chute 3. The chute 3 has a bottom wall 3, a top wall 3 and side walls 3' and is held at anangle from 25 to 75 degrees to the hori- V zontal 1n practice. Within the chute and adjacent to' the bottom wall 3" is a-pair of smtably spaced perforated pipes whlchex- Specification-o1 Letter-n2 Patent; Application med Apr-i1 a, 190:. Serlaffldrfififlii.

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tend across the chute and between such pipes and: adjacent to the top wall a third p pe 6 that is perforated at 6} while the pipes 55 are likewiseperforated at 5.

Qoeperating with the pi es 5 and forming baffles thereove'r is a pair 0 plates 7 -7 which lie almost horizontal although preferably slantin slightly .from the wall 3 at the center of t e c ute passage, the plates being less in width than the width of the chute passage to leave a grain passage between the front ed es 7 a of the lates and the opposite or top w 3 of the c ute. -A vertica baflie 8, of similar form to the baflies-7 cooperates with the pipes 6 and thus by virtue of the baflies 5, 6 and 5, a .zig-zag passage is formed through which the grain can ass in its travel from the bin to the rolls. he baflies 7-8 and 7 cause a rolling or turn' over action to be im arted to the indivldual grains, which un er the action of the steam from the pipes 5-6 and5 are thoroughly steamed and cooked, the steaming and cooking taking place while .the grains are tumbling over or are agitated as thei pass, over the baflies,

thus ma m coo er particular] adapted'80 for cooking ar ey, oats, corn and t e hke.

The ate 4 regulates the flow of ain to the ro and hence also regulates t e flow through the chute and inci' entally through the cooking mechanism within the chute.

The pipes 5 pass to the outside of the chute and join with a main lateral 9, hand valves 10 being interposed, whereby the flow of steam may be controlled in the individual pipes to permit a more dehcate adjustment of steam to be made, as conditions may make necessary. The lateral 9 .connects with the main steam supply i e 12 through a main shut-off valve 13, w e the ipe 12 is connected with the lpipe 6 wit the chute through a contro valve 11 for a purpose similar to that of the valve 10. Y

By provldingthe baflies to turn the grain over and over in its descent from thebm to the rolls, a ve thorough steamin and cooking of each in 'vidual' grain is ma e possible, thus reventing the grain, after it is rolled or flakes," from turning sour, owing to its being only partially cooked.

om the fore om description taken in 105 connectlonwlth t e accompanying drawings it is thought the complete construction, op-

eration and many advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains.

What I claim is:

In a cooker, an inclined chute, said chute having an entrant end vertically held to receive grain and having a discharge end to discharge the rain vertically downward, a valve in the ischarge end for controlling the discharge of grain, a series of closel arranged steam pipes rojecting transverse y through the chute and parallel with one another and spaced away from the entrant and exit ends 0 the chute, said pipes being mounted in triangular form in cross section, certain of said pipes being held adjacent to the lower Wall of bafliles substantially the chute, and another of said i es being held adjacent to the upper Wall of t e chute, orizontally mounted within the chute and inclining slightly down- 20 ward over certain of said steam p1 es and another baflfle substantially vertical y mounted Within said chute against another of said steam pipes to form a zig-zag passage for the grain, said chute having portions of reater width adjacent to said pipes and baftl es and caps held over the ends of said pipes within said portions of greater Width.

ROBERT R. JENSEN. Witnesses:

MELVIN C. Goss, ANNA D. THURSTON. 

